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Adafruit Mini Color TFT with Joystick FeatherWing
The Adafruit Mini Color TFT with Joystick FeatherWing adds a vibrant 0.96" colour display and a complete user interface to any Feather board. The 160×80 pixe...
The Adafruit Mini Color TFT with Joystick FeatherWing adds a vibrant 0.96" colour display and a complete user interface to any Feather board. The 160×80 pixel TFT display supports 16-bit full colour, and the built-in 5-way navigation joystick plus two push buttons give you everything needed to build interactive menus and controls.
Thanks to the seesaw I2C co-processor, all seven input switches are managed over I2C — no extra GPIO pins required. This makes it compatible with even low-pin-count Feathers like the ESP8266. The TFT reset pin and backlight are also controlled via seesaw, keeping pin usage minimal.
Key Features
- 0.96" 160×80 Colour TFT Display – 16-bit full colour with pixel-addressable frame buffer
- 5-Way Navigation Joystick – Left, right, up, down, and centre press for selection
- 2 Push Buttons – For mode changes or custom functions
- Seesaw I2C Co-Processor – All 7 switches managed over I2C; no extra GPIO needed
- SPI Display Interface – Uses standard hardware SPI plus 2 GPIO for TFT control
- I2C Backlight & Reset Control – Managed by seesaw for minimal pin usage
- Universal Feather Compatibility – Works with all Feather boards
Ideal For
- Interactive Feather projects with menus and navigation
- Portable handheld devices and game consoles
- Status displays with user input controls
- IoT dashboards with local UI
Package Contents
- 1× Adafruit Mini Color TFT with Joystick FeatherWing (fully assembled)
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- FeatherWing
- A FeatherWing is an add-on board made to plug into the Feather microcontroller board layout. Knowing a product is a FeatherWing helps you check whether it will physically and electrically fit your Feather-style mainboard.
- frame buffer
- A frame buffer is memory that stores a complete image before it is shown on a display. Displays without their own frame buffer need the controller to continuously send pixel data, which affects the choice of microcontroller and software library.
- GPIO
- General-purpose input/output pins are microcontroller pins you can set in software to read signals, switch devices on and off, or connect to peripherals. The number of GPIO pins matters because it limits how many buttons, LEDs, sensors, and other parts you can wire directly to the board.
- I2C
- I2C is a two-wire communication bus used by many sensors and small modules. It matters because several I2C devices can share the same two wires, but each device needs a compatible address and your controller must support I2C.
- IoT
- Short for Internet of Things, meaning physical devices that connect to networks or the internet to send data or be controlled remotely. It matters if you want projects such as connected sensors, remote controls or classroom data-logging activities.
- SPI
- A fast serial communication bus often used for displays, memory cards, and sensors. It matters because SPI devices need specific pins for clock and data, plus a separate chip-select line for each device.
- TFT
- A thin-film transistor display is a common type of colour LCD used for graphics screens. Knowing a product is for TFTs helps you check that the driver board matches the display’s connector, resolution, backlight, and signalling method.
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